An additional $10 billion will be required to provide universal access to powerful pharmaceuticals, prevention efforts and early diagnosis methods to stem the transmission of HIV from mothers to their newborns. Continue Reading →
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Zimbabwean LGBT rights activist not guilty of ‘pornography’ charges
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Two activists from Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe were arrested in May after police found "indecent material" and a letter from former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown "insulting" to President Robert Mugabe. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Featured, World, Africa, LGBT, News You Might Have Missed, Zimbabwe
‘Secrecy Bill’ debated in South Africa
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The Protection of Information bill would allow government officials to classify information as secretive, in order to ensure national security and to prevent espionage. Journalists or citizens caught disseminating classified information could face up to 25 years in prison. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, World, Africa, Media, News You Might Have Missed, South Africa, truthiness
Algae could combat hunger
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Heralded by scientists as a near-miracle food, a protein-rich algae has potential to abolish malnutrition. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Featured, Public Health, World, Africa, Agriculture, Environment, News You Might Have Missed
Ethiopian egalitartian community thrives
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Nestled in Ethiopia's rural Debub Gondar Zone exists Awra Amba, a small utopian community in which men cook supper and religious observance is taboo. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Economy, World, Africa, Education, News You Might Have Missed, Women's Rights
Tanzania proposes highway in the Serengeti
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Conservationist groups say the proposed highway will decimate migrating wildebeest herds. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Featured, World, Africa, Environment, News You Might Have Missed, wildlife
Bol’s fatal skin disease baffling, excrutiating
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Former NBA star Manute Bol, the 7-foot-7 Sudanese tribesman who died at 47 on June 19, succumbed to kidney failure and a baffling, deadly skin disease called Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Featured, Public Health, World, Africa, News You Might Have Missed, Sudan
Slang constitution attempts to popularize Kenyan law
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In an effort to familiarize young voters with Kenya's draft constitution, a website has translated the document into the slang language Sheng. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, World, Africa, Elections, News You Might Have Missed, Technology
Manute Bol, freedom fighter, is dead at 47
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Manute Bol is dead, and the world has lost one of the most iconoclastic freedom fighters in modern times. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Featured, World, Africa, Darfur, Sudan
Niger Delta oil spills dwarf BP, Exxon Valdez catastrophes
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Thousands of spills across decades have ravaged the Niger Delta region. Continue Reading →